Triple
T18780866
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lois Duncan |
E459251
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Harry Alan Duncan |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Harry Alan Duncan | Statement: [Lois Duncan, spouse, Harry Alan Duncan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harry Alan Duncan Context triple: [Lois Duncan, spouse, Harry Alan Duncan]
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A.
Arthur Duncan
Arthur Duncan was an American tap dancer and entertainer best known for his groundbreaking television appearances, including as a featured performer on The Lawrence Welk Show.
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B.
Duncan Bridgeman
Duncan Bridgeman is a British musician, composer, and filmmaker best known for his genre-blending world music projects and documentary films such as "1 Giant Leap."
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C.
Harry Cunningham
Harry Cunningham is a forensic pathologist and key character in the British crime drama series "Silent Witness," known for working closely with Dr. Nikki Alexander on complex murder investigations.
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D.
Hugh McDevitt
Hugh McDevitt is an immunologist renowned for his pioneering work on the genetic control of the immune response and the role of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules in disease susceptibility.
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E.
Ian Dunn
Ian Dunn is a British actor known for his work in television, film, and theatre, and for being married to the late actress Emma Chambers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harry Alan Duncan Target entity description: Harry Alan Duncan was the husband of American suspense novelist Lois Duncan, known primarily in relation to her life and career.
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A.
Arthur Duncan
Arthur Duncan was an American tap dancer and entertainer best known for his groundbreaking television appearances, including as a featured performer on The Lawrence Welk Show.
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B.
Duncan Bridgeman
Duncan Bridgeman is a British musician, composer, and filmmaker best known for his genre-blending world music projects and documentary films such as "1 Giant Leap."
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C.
Harry Cunningham
Harry Cunningham is a forensic pathologist and key character in the British crime drama series "Silent Witness," known for working closely with Dr. Nikki Alexander on complex murder investigations.
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D.
Hugh McDevitt
Hugh McDevitt is an immunologist renowned for his pioneering work on the genetic control of the immune response and the role of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules in disease susceptibility.
-
E.
Ian Dunn
Ian Dunn is a British actor known for his work in television, film, and theatre, and for being married to the late actress Emma Chambers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8d396f54c8190ba49db31e8743842 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5933ee89481908b647802961e4519 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:45 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:52 a.m.